Advance Organizers: Concret Versus Abstract.

Corkill, Alice J.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ394432

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Advance Organizers: Concret Versus Abstract.

Corkill, Alice J.; And Others

Journal of Educational Research, v82 n2 p76-81 Nov-Dec 1988

Two experiments examined the relative effects of concrete and abstract advance organizers on students' memory for subsequent prose. Results of the experiments are discussed in terms of the memorability, familiarity, and visualizability of concrete and abstract verbal materials. (JD)

Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Comprehension, Higher Education, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Verbal Learning, Visual Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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